Let's be honest: the military-aircraft-chasing-a-car formula is getting a little tired. However, Top Gear USA actually did a great riff on the cliché with some trees and a very sideways, very big Mercedes G-Wagen.

So we kind of expected this helicopter versus SUV scene out of TG's upcoming episode, appropriately called "America's Toughest Cars," to be lame. In reality, it seems like it's going to be pretty awesome. We're more than a little excited to see Tanner slide this hulking Mercedes down some dirt roads like it was a rally car. Getting some military vehicle porn thrown in on the side will be no bad thing.

UPDATE: The original headline was a little misleading, this clip doesn't have the Black Hawk helicopters, they show up in a longer version not published here.